George Woodruff
George Woodruff went 172–41–3 as a head coach, 1892–1927, at Pennsylvania, Illinois, Carlisle and Georgia. Share
- Record
- 172–41–3 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 4
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Hall of Fame
- 1963 inducted
- Best season
- 1897 15–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Pennsylvania | 15–1 | ||
| 1893 | Pennsylvania | 12–3 | ||
| 1894 | Pennsylvania | 12–0 | ||
| 1895 | Pennsylvania | 14–0 | ||
| 1896 | Pennsylvania | 14–1 | ||
| 1897 | Pennsylvania | 15–0 | ||
| 1898 | Pennsylvania | 12–1 | ||
| 1899 | Pennsylvania | 8–3–2 | ||
| 1900 | Pennsylvania | 12–1 | ||
| 1901 | Pennsylvania | 10–5 | ||
| 1902: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1903 | Illinois | 8–6 | ||
| 1904: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1905 | Carlisle | 10–4 | ||
| 1906–22: not a college head coach | ||||
| 1923 | Georgia | 5–3–1 | ||
| 1924 | Georgia | 7–3 | ||
| 1925 | Georgia | 4–5 | ||
| 1926 | Georgia | 5–4 | ||
| 1927 | Georgia | 9–1 | ||
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
Players he coached
Truxtun HareConsensus All‑American, 1897 and 1898 and 1899 and 1900- Charles GelbertConsensus All‑American, 1894 and 1895 and 1896
- Charles WhartonConsensus All‑American, 1895 and 1896
- John H. OutlandConsensus All‑American, 1897 and 1898
- George BrookeConsensus All‑American, 1894 and 1895
- Pete OverfieldConsensus All‑American, 1898 and 1899
- Wylie G. WoodruffConsensus All‑American, 1896
- Alfred E. BullConsensus All‑American, 1895
- Harry ThayerConsensus All‑American, 1892
- Josiah McCrackenConsensus All‑American, 1899
- John MindsConsensus All‑American, 1897
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 49 | 30–19 | 61% |
| Conference games | 36 | 21–15 | 58% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 45 | 26–16–3 | 61% |
| At home | 147 | 135–11–1 | 92% |
| On the road | 69 | 37–30–2 | 55% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 185 | 167–17–1 | 91% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 31 | 5–24–2 | 19% |
His own 216 games on file, 1892–1927, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Newton 1896–1900 | 5–1 | Penn State, Lafayette | 6 | |
| George W. Hoskins 1892–1901 | 5–0 | Penn State, Bucknell | 5 | |
| Wallace Moyle 1892–1897 | 5–0 | Lafayette, Brown | 5 | |
| Pop Warner 1897–1901 | 4–1 | Cornell, Carlisle | 5 | |
| Greasy Neale 1923–1927 | 4–1 | Virginia | 5 | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg 1898–1903 | 3–1–1 | Chicago | 5 | |
| Tad Jones 1923–1927 | 1–4 | Yale | 5 | |
| Wallace Wade 1923–1927 | 1–4 | Alabama | 5 | |
| Edward Robinson 1898–1901 | 3–0–1 | Brown | 4 | |
| Billy Laval 1924–1927 | 3–1 | Furman | 4 |
George Woodruff’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Virginiaseries | 14 | 13–1 |
| Penn Stateseries | 10 | 10–0 |
| Franklin & Marshallseries | 10 | 10–0 |
| Lehighseries | 10 | 10–0 |
| Lafayetteseries | 10 | 8–2 |
| Harvardseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Cornellseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| Brownseries | 7 | 6–0–1 |
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- Alden KnipeIowa
- Frank ThomasChattanooga, Alabama
- Harry MehreGeorgia, Ole Miss, Minneapolis Marines
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alden Knipe | Pennsylvania, 1895–96: assistant coach | Iowa | |
| Frank Thomas | Georgia, 1923–24: assistant coach | Chattanooga, Alabama | |
| Harry Mehre | Georgia, 1924–27: assistant coach | Georgia, Ole Miss, Minneapolis Marines |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.